National Reconnaissance Office

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), founded in 1961 by the United States as a government agency, designs, builds, and operates spy satellites for national reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. Key activities include managing classified overhead reconnaissance systems to monitor global threats. In UAP/UFO contexts, NRO satellites have been linked to misidentified sightings, such as U-2 and A-12 flights explaining reports in the 1950s-1960s. David Grusch, a former NRO representative on the UAP Task Force, alleged multi-decade UAP crash retrieval programs hidden within agencies like NRO. Witnesses reported UAP incursions near Vandenberg during NRO launches in 2003-2005. NRO documents indicate awareness of UFO misidentifications but secrecy oaths. It remains active, reporting to the Secretary of Defense and DNI.